[SFDXA] DX Newsletter - DXNL 1290 - April 25, 2002

Bill Marx Bill Marx" <[email protected]
Thu, 25 Apr 2002 19:40:25 -0400


                DXNL 1290 - April 25, 2002
                      DX Newsletter

                a free weekly service of
          DARC Committee "DX and HF Contesting"
                (http://www.darcdxhf.de)

            Editor: Karlfried Henrichs, DL1EK
                (PR: [email protected])
                 (e-mail: [email protected])

              translation by: Bob, DL7VOA
                (e-mail: [email protected])


AFGHANISTAN, YA
      Mark,VK4KMT, stays in Mazar-e-Sharif for the next three months.
      Which callsign he will use for his amateur radio operations has not
      been determined yet. It is said that only ON4WW, S53R and SM7PKK are
      allowed to operate as YA5T.

ALAND ISLANDS, OH0, EU-002
      Alpo,OH3TM, plans to be QRV mostly in CW on the WARC bands during his
      holiday from Apr 21-27.

AUSTRIA, OE
      Radio Austria International (ROI) will be on the air as OE1M during
      the International Marconi Day (April 27). The frequencies will then
      be announced on their internet page http://roi.orf.at/intermedia.

BAILEY ISLAND, W1, NA-137
      Andy,KB1BEE, and Bob,WW1V, will be active in SSB on the usual IOTA
      frequencies from May 3-5.

CALAMIAN ISLANDS, DU1, OC-090
      Gerard,F2JD/G0SHN, and Yannick,F6FYD, will be on the air as DU1/G0SHN
      running 100 watts in CW and SSB from Apr 26-29. QSL via F6AJA.

EAST MALAYSIA, 9M6
      Tada,9M6/JA1WPX will be QRV in CW/SSB/RTTY on 6-40m from Apr 28-May 3.

ETHIOPIA, ET
      ET3PMW is put on the air by Paul Wyse (ex 5X4F and 5Z4FO) until June.

FIJI, 3D2
      Brian,N6IZ, is QRV on 10, 15, 20 and 40m signing 3D2IZ until Apr 26.

GORGONA ISLAND, IA, EU-028
      IA5G will be activated by seven operators on the weekend of May 4/5.

GUADELOUPE, FG, NA-107
      Michel,FG/F5IN, will be active in CW from May 1-10. QSL via F5IN.

IRAN, EP
      Hessam,EP3DX, is a new radio amateur in Iran. Several times he has
      been spotted on 14214 kHz around 1330 UTC.

KORCULA ISLAND, 9A, EU-016
      Sylvain,9A/F5TLN, will visit this island on the weekend of May 4/5.

NEPAL, 9N
      Kaz,JA8MWU, is planning to travel to Kathmandu from Apr 29 till May 3.
      He hopes to hit the airwaves as 9N7WU in SSB on 6/10/12/15/17/20m.
      QSL via JA8MWU.

NORTH COOK, ZK1/n
      Udo,DL9HCU is on the air as ZK1HCC. More information is not available.

OGASAWARA ISLAND, JD1, AS-031
      Yone,JM3FVL/JD1, Naga,JE5DTS/JD1, Hide,JG4LSR/JD1 and Yuzo,JL4CVB/JD1,
      will be QRV from Chichi-jima from Apr 28-May 4. They will work with
      only 50 watts in SSB/CW/PSK31/RTTY on 6-80m. QSLs via bureau.
         ---
      Tack,JD1BKQ, and Nori,JA1OZK, will activate the clubstation JD1YBO in
      Apli in CW/SSB/RTTY from May 1-5.The QSL info will be announced later.
         ---
      Kimura,JR3PZW, is also planning a trip to this island group. He also
      intends to operate as JD1YBO in CW/SSB/RTTY on all bands from May 1-5.

OKINAWA ISLAND, JA6, AS-017
      Shigeru,JI3CEY/6, plans to be active in CW/SSB on 6/10/12/17/20/40m
      from Apr 27-30. QSL via bureau, please send no direct QSLs!

SWAZILAND, 3DA
      Hide,JM1LJS, will be on the air as 3DA0LJ from May 1-3. He plans to
      operate in CW and SSB on 6-40m. QSL via JM1LJS.
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OKINAWA ISLAND

Okinawa is situated at 26 deg 19'North and 127 deg 31'South between the
East China Sea and the Pacific Ocean. It is the main island of the Okinawa
Group which forms together with the Satsun Group the so called Ryukyu Group
(also called Nansei Shoto) with more than 70 islands. The Ryukyu Group is
spreading over 1300 km from the southern tip of Japan to Taiwan. The climate
is subtropical with almost constant 21-25 degrees centigrade resulting from
the numerous daily rainfalls. The monsoon time is in September and October
with frequent typhoons.

The suburb Shuri of the capital Naha (nowadays about 300.000 inhabitants)
was residencial city of the Kingdom Ryukyu from 1429 until 1879. Even today
one can visit the well conserved Shurimon Gate of the palace. The islands
belonged to Japan until World War 2 when Okinawa fell to the United States
until 1972. Today the islands are a part of Japan again.

The complete west coast was declared a national park because of its nice
sandy beaches. Tourist destinations are the caves, the remarkable Himeyuri
cacti park with 1000 year old plants, the swimming city Aquapolis and the
former headquarters of the Imperial Japanese Navy (a war memorial today).
In the town of Okinawa one gets the impression to be in the United States
which are running a large military base around the airport Kadena.

Amateur radio: Okinawa belongs to Japan. It was an own DXCC entity called
the Ryukyu Islands (JR6, KA6, KR6, KR8) until May 14, 1972. Prefix now: JA6,
CQ zone 25, ITU zone 45, IOTA: AS-017, Time difference: UTC +9h
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QSL direct: 3B8CF, 3B8GL, 3W7CW, 4L5O, 4N1KT, 4X4BO, 4X4NJ, 5R8GZ, 5U9C,
            5W0VK, 8Q7CG (AF-013), A35VK, C6AMM, C98RF (AF-061), CE9/R1ANF,
            CU1CB, CU3AN, E20KIR, EP3PMW, ES5RW, EU3AR, EY90MT, FG5DH,FK8GM,
            FO/SP9FIH (OC-027), FO0FRY, HA0HW, HI3CVV, HK4GQX, HR4/TI5KD,
            IM0/IS0KEB, IU0M, J6/G3TBK, JW5X (LA9DL), JX7DFA,JY9NX (JH7FQK),
            KL1V, LU1ZA, OA4BRU, OD5/OK1MU, OM5DP, P40V, PJ2/NW0L, PQ7BZ,
            PT7BZ, PT7BZ/PY6, PV7BZ, RA0FU, TE8CH, TK5MH, TK5NJ, UU2JZ,
            V26DX, V51/SP6IXF, V51HK, VO1S, VP5WW, VP8CKN, VU2KFR (AS-153),
            VU2RDJ/P (AS-161), W5AA/TI8, VY0/7N2FGG (NA-009), YM0KA, YM21TA,
            YM75TA, YN1KD, ZS2ABZ

QSL INFO
--------
TM1P        via   F8BON
TM1TLT      via   F8KFP
TM2E        via   F8BPN
TM2USA      via   F1UVN
TM4AMD      via   F6IGF
TM5NOT      via   F6CPX
TM5OIS      via   F5KRH
TM5PDG      via   F6KQK
TM5TLT      via   F6CPX
TM7TLT      via   F6KWP
TM7Z        via   F5CWU
TM8APR      via   F8KKH
TM8AT       via   F8BAE
TM8TLT      via   F5SQA
TM8ZV       via   F5FAB
TM9FFP      via   F6KUC
TM9TLT      via   F6KUC
TO0R        via   K4JDJ    *
TP3CE       via   F6FQK
TU/F5IG     via   F5IG
TU2IG       via   F5IG
TU5EX       via   TU2CI
TX0K        via   K4JDJ    *
TY0ABD      via   K4JDJ    *
TY2SF       via   IK2ILK
TZ1AZ       via   K4JDJ    *
TZ2ZZ       via   K4JDJ    *
TZ6JA       via   JA3EMU
TZ6ZZ       via   K4JDJ    *
UA0ACG      via   K1WY    (d)
UA0AOZ      via   K1WY    (d)
UA0DC       via   K1WY    (d)
UA0FZ       via   W3HNK   (d)
UA0JQ       via   UA0JB
UA0QHZ/p    via   RZ3EC
UA0QMN/p    via   RZ3EC
UA0ZBK      via   K1WY    (d)
UA9OS       via   W3HNK   (d)
UA2FX       via   DK4VW
UA6JD       via   K0KG
UA9C/UA9QDK via   RW9QA
UA9QA       via   RW9QA
UA9QDK      via   RW9QA
UA9QFF      via   W3HNK   (d)
UA9TS       via   DJ9DZ    *
UE0JX       via   RA0JX
UE10CA      via   RZ0CWA
UE1RDO      via   UA1RJ
UE4HNT      via   RW4HT
UE4YWI      via   RW4YA
UE9CCZ      via   RA9CZ
UE9YAA      via   RK9YXP
UK7AW       via   UX5UO
UK8LA       via   RW3RN
UK8BQ       via   RW6HS
UK8CK       via   UX5UO
UK8GK       via   RW6HS
UK8IT       via   UA3TT
UK8LA       via   RW3RN
UK8OM       via   IK2QPR
UN2E        via   DF6PB
UN3F        via   EA5KB
UN7CC       via   KI6Y

(d) = direct only
(B) = bureau ok
*   = new manager

Cecil, NW8F, is closing the logs of 9L1MG, 9L1PG, J5UAI and TI1US in the end
of the year 2002.

The address of the OKDXF is printed wrong again and again.
The correct address is:
  OKDXF
  PO Box 73
  CZ-293 06, Bradlec
  Czech Republic


                Preview
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DATE            CALL          DXNL

NOW   -Apr 26   3D2IZ         1290 *
May 1 -May 3    3DA0LJ        1290 *
Apr 25-Apr 26   8R1RPN        1289
April           9L1JT         1288
Apr 28-May 3    9M6/JA1WPX    1290 *
Apr 29-May 3    9N7WU         1290 *
NOW             A35RK         1289
Apr 15-Apr 29   C56JJ         1288
NOW             CN2PM         1289
NOW   -Apr 28   7Q7HB         1285
NOW   -Apr/2002 7Z1AC         1283
NOW   -Sep/2002 9L1BTB        1268

NOW   -2004     D2U           1282
May 31-Jun 30   DT0FWC ..     1275
Apr 26-Apr 29   DU1/G0SHN     1290 *
NOW             EP3DX         1290 *
NOW   -Jun/2002 ET3PMW        1290 *
Apr 17-May 16   FG/F6FXS      1288
NOW   -2002     HF0POL        1271
Jan 1 -May 30   HL17FWC       1275
May 4 -May 5    IA5G          1290 *
Apr 28-Apr 5    JD1-          1290 *
Apr 27-Apr 30   JI3CEY/6      1290 *
Apr 27-May 2    JR3TVH/6      1289
NOW   -Apr/2002 JX7DFA        1266

Apr 27-May/2002 K7ASU/KH9     1289
Apr 29-May 10   KH1/YT1AD     1289
NOW   -Jun/2002 OD5/IW0GXY    1287
Apr 27          OE1M          1290 *
Apr 21-Apr 27   OH0/OH3TM     1290 *
Apr 23-May 8    OX/OZ1EQZ     1289
NOW   -Apr/2002 P43MR         1274
NOW   -2002     P5/4L4FN      1270, 1271, 1280
April           R0POL         1288
NOW   -Jul/2002 S21/OK1FWC    1287
Mar 25-Apr/2002 S79MX         1286

NOW   -May/2002 T9/F5LPY      1287
Apr 20-Apr 27   TK7I          1289
NOW   -Dec/2002 TT8DX         1283
NOW   -Dec/2002 VK0MQI        1287
April           VQ9J          1288
NOW   -Jul 31   XW3QBR        1286
Apr 24-May 4    XW3ZNR        1289
NOW             YA/VK4KMT     1290 *
NOW   -Sep/2002 ZC4BS         1260
NOW             ZK1HCC        1290 *

*  = new
.. = and other calls


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